The hiring process at Hello Soda takes an average of 21 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Full Stack Developer had the quickest hiring process (on average 21 days), whereas Full Stack Developer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 21 days).
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I applied through other source. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Hello Soda (Austin, TX) in Jun 2018
Interview
Phone Screen with the US VP & General Manager
In-Person Interview with the Austin Team + Case
Video Conference with the Execs out of the London Office + Case
I really wanted to take the glassdoor interviews with a grain of salt, but they were spot on. If I could boil it down to two words it would be grossly unprofessional.
Coming from a startup in Austin, I completely understand how quickly things can change, and the challenges startups face. Instead of writing an angry rant about my time being wasted and my intelligence insulted, I'd rather just lay out the red flags for prospective hires as well as management, so hopefully, they can improve their company, hiring processes, and candidates get a good sense of what they are getting into. Ordered from greatest concern to least.
1. The most tenured of the sales team is only 4 months in. When asked what their quota is and what their performance was metric wise, the answer I got was "solid." Sounds like a great way to keep your financials in check.
2. When asked what qualities they are looking for in a candidate quantified, the response was the right person with the right qualities. Good luck throwing darts in the dark with this hiring strategy.
3. A weird area is the account executive also acts as an account manager and will be responsible for renewals, but probably not when things change in the next 3-4 months. Seems strange to hinder future pipeline for 3 months to focus on older business, also is indicative of some financial stressors due to lack of resources to help manage this more properly.
4. Probably more of a red flag than the first 3 areas mentioned, was a lack of willingness to share information on benefits, and did not want to offer any indication of what the salary would be until deep in the interview process. In addition be prepared to share your W-2 (though you are not legally required).
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Question 1
Everything was very basic in standard interview processes for sales.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Hello Soda (Austin, TX)
Interview
Interview with many on team and CEO and COO take active role in process for all hires. They take their hires seriously, and UK team actively involved in US hires.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you go about solving something where there is no answer or playbook?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Hello Soda (Manchester, England) in Sept 2017
Interview
They sent me one technical task. I got shortlisted for a skype interview. Spoke to cto, everything was nice, we discussed salaries and day 2 day responsibilities. He sent me anoter task which i completed and boom - company dissapeared. It is ok that they have someone else to fill that role, it is not ok to give me zero feedback. Very disappointed, would not recommend.